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Deposits of heavy and valuable minerals that have been concentrated by the action of water.

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A Nice Crack… and a Hidden Echinoid! Nothing beats splitting open East Devon rock and finding a perfect echinoid inside 😅 Remote location and fossil luck at its finest. Remote East Devon Ammonite Find & Prep. A quiet stretch of East Devon coastline… and a ammonite waiting to be found. Carefully prepped — moments like this are why fossil hunting never gets old.
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